There are many adjectives you could use to describe Toyota – “sensible” or “dependable” both spring to mind. But boring should no longer be used to describe the cars manufactured by the second largest manufacturer in the world; well, that is according to Akio Toyoda, the CEO of Toyota.
Automologist LING finally admits that her car belongs more in an automotive museum than on the road.
Nissan in the UK has announced that it will be fitting a signal-blocking box into its new Juke vehicles, in a bid to stop the owners of these vehicles from being distracted by incoming calls, text messages or social media notifications whilst in motion.
There was a time when Touch ‘n Go and SmartTAG had yet to be introduced to our roads. Every time we approached a tollbooth, we would have to fumble for change and drop it into an extended gloved hand belonging to a tollbooth worker.
Many car manufacturers today use Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) in mainstream cars. It started with the Audi TT, Volkswagen Golf MK4 R and Bugatti Veyron back in the early 2000s. Since then, the PowerShift, EDC, DSG, PDK, M-DCT and TCT are some of the DCT’s introduced to the market. Even award winners 2014 Supercar of the Year, Lamborghini Huracan, and 2016 Ferrari 488GTB use a 7-speed dual clutch.
If you haven’t noticed, of late, taking a cruise for your holiday is starting to appeal to a whole new audience, or at least trying to. Gone is the image of octogenarian geriatrics being pushed around a slightly decaying quarter deck in a bath chair, or middle-aged couples whiling away their time playing shuffle board. Now, you are more likely to find couples and young families cruising between exotic ports and racing in Ferrari Go-Karts!